Three-star safety Geraldo Orta now understands what a commitment means.

The six-foot, 180-pounder from Valdosta, Ga., pledged his services to Clemson over the summer only to backtrack only a few weeks later. That experience taught Orta a valuable lesson about the recruiting process and will use his newfound knowledge to help make his final decision.

"Really I want to make a decision now," Orta said. "I'm tired of the exposure and stuff but I'm probably going to wait for now. I want to make the right decision and not just one that's forcefully made and have to back out of that decision again. I don't want to do that. I want to go ahead and get with a team and stick with them too."